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798, the art factory

Concept artist, painter, sculptor, designer, and calligrapher, Huang Rui is one of the founders of Le Stelle, the first avant-garde group in China. Founded in the eighties, the group challenged the strictures and prohibitions of officialdom against the creative freedom of artists. After living in Japan for ten years, he is now back on his home tur...

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Apr 22, 2010 | Categories: Experiences | Tags: art, beijing, china, factory 798, government, huang rui, japan, opposition | Leave A Comment »

Small cities grow

Magazine -> #19 Aequòpolis

Today, in 2007 (yes, 2007 is fast approaching), for the first time in the history of mankind, more than 50% of the population lives in cities. Just a century ago, when our great-grandparents or grandparents were alive, a few generations back, 90% lived in the countryside, and only 10% in cities. A transformation on a global scale. On an astronomica...

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Jan 03, 2010 | Categories: Experiences | Tags: a tale of two cities, amsterdam, architects, architecture, bangkok, biennale, buildings, cairo, charles dickens, cities, complexity, countryside, democracy, ecological, future | Leave A Comment »

Learning western ways

Magazine -> #12 Waiting for China

Vittorio's family-given name is Qun, but his love for and knowledge of Italy have led him to adopt this very Italian sounding name. Our meeting with Vittorio is at his interior design atelier in Beijing, where he has been working for eight years now, especially for nouveau rich Chinese families whom he furnishes with many Made in Italy products. ...

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Dec 01, 2009 | Categories: Experiences | Tags: after sales, american, business, capitalism, casa international, cofucius, commodity, communism, consumer, cuisine, ex store, experience, fast food, food, france | Leave A Comment »